Alcohol, sport and entertainment

69Personal licences: no requirement to renew

(1)

In section 115 of the Licensing Act 2003 (period of validity of personal licence), in subsection (1), for the words after “A personal licence” substitute “ has effect indefinitely. ”

(2)

The amendment made by subsection (1), and the consequential amendments made by Schedule 18, apply in relation to—

(a)

a personal licence granted under section 120 of the Licensing Act 2003 on or after the day on which this section comes into force;

(b)

a personal licence granted under section 120 of that Act before that day, or renewed under section 121 of that Act before that day, for a period expiring on or after that day.

(3)

Accordingly, any term in a personal licence granted as mentioned in subsection (2)(b) which provides for it to have effect only for a particular period has no effect on or after the day on which this section comes into force.